Design of Ion Conductive Polymers Based on Ionic Liquids

Some ionic liquids have been polymerized after introducing vinyl groups on the component ions. Thus obtained polymerized ionic liquids showed relatively low glass transition temperature and moderate ionic conductivity attributable to unique characteristics of the ionic liquids. The properties of the polymers such as glass transition temperature, decomposition temperature, ionic conductivity, etc, have been further improved through the design of corresponding monomers. It is important to consider a task‐sharing between component monomers, such as providing conductive path and carrier ion source for the design of conductive polymers for specific ions.